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By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — There is no foolproof approach to stopping coastal erosion, but an experimental “living shoreline” is being tested at a local beach in an attempt to lessen the destructive effects of the climate crisis. Current waterfront defenses such as stone barriers, known as riprap, and cement seawalls… Read More
The National Park Service has approved a plan to issue a special use permit to Dare County to use a privately owned hopper dredge to perform maintenance dredging within Oregon Inlet. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, the park service adopted an environmental assessment drafted by the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
A $32.5 million beach replenishment and dune building project in Cape May County that was scheduled to begin earlier this year will soon get underway, officials said. According to a notice posted on Sea Isle City’s website, the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill., is currently delivering equipment to the… Read More
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – It’s hard to miss out in the unusually shallow waters of Little Lagoon Pass; a big black and yellow barge, that some residents are worried will overstay its welcome. Though ALDOT tells FOX10 News the project of removing sand from Little Lagoon Pass is going well, some residents beg to… Read More
It has taken some time, but the Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project has reached its completion. Last Thursday, on what proved to be a very windy day at Marsh Lake, long-time DNR employee Walt Gessler invited some intrepid local reporters to Marsh Lake to take a tour of the lake and view the effects the… Read More
The work is contingent upon the city removing more trees and approval of Pipestone County Commissioners Pipestone County’s Ditch Committee voted on Monday, June 8 to dredge the county ditch from the Ninth Street NE bridge near the campground to the bridge on North Hiawatha Avenue. The vote is a step toward what Pipestone County… Read More
Questions remain if Buy America policy, U.S. defense department rules will allow Canadian firms to fully participate in US$922.4-million project One of the biggest construction projects in the Twin Saults in generations has kicked off just across the border in northern Michigan. Channel dredging is underway to clear the path for a new navigational lock… Read More
The group suing the city of Lafayette over five new sales tax districts set to go into effect July 1 is dropping its suit, one of the plaintiffs has announced. “We cannot afford to compete with the entire Lafayette Consolidated Government funding of this lawsuit, which seeks to repress the rights of voters,” said Tim… Read More
Human beings have been turning the power of the wind into energy for over a thousand years. Across about 100 countries, wind is harnessed — often with the familiar, sometimes elegant technology of wind turbines. Increasingly, those “windmills” are in clusters offshore, usually in an ocean; the boom in offshore is especially helping European countries… Read More
HONOLULU – When the State Legislature recently passed its $5.1 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, more than $533 million was set aside for projects on Maui, Lanai and Molokai. House Bill 2725 HD1 SD1 provides funds for Capital Improvement Projects, including many “shovel ready” construction projects that can begin… Read More
JaxPort says the loan and grant will help complete the project two years early. by: Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee will vote June 22 to authorize borrowing $75 million to fund a bridge loan and grant to the Jacksonville Port Authority for dredging the St. Johns River, according to the meeting… Read More
London (CNN Business)Global trade is facing another coronavirus crisis just as economies begin to reopen: 200,000 seafarers stranded for months by port closures and the collapse in long-haul aviation could refuse to keep working. Many seafarers extended their contracts by several months to keep supplies of food, fuel and medicine flowing around the world during… Read More
BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Port Everglades received unanimous approval on its 20-Year Master/Vision Plan Update from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. The Port Everglades Master/Vision Plan, updated from 2014, is a comprehensive blueprint for 5, 10 and 20 years of development and capital improvements. “This 20-Year Master/Vision Plan update is comprehensive and strategically… Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will build the country’s first port dedicated to assembling the turbines that will go up not just in New Jersey but across the Eastern Seaboard. New Jersey wants to be known for more than just its shores and casinos. It aims to be the hub of the nation’s… Read More
Three more dredgers to be deployed by tomorrow A meeting chaired by Water Resources Minister K. Krishnankutty at the district collectorate here on Tuesday decided to expedite the deepening and dredging of the leading channel of the Thottappally spillway. He said that three more dredgers would be deployed by June 18. “At present, three dredgers… Read More